Combination handbag and change purse



Nov. 8, 1949 Filed Oct. 26, 1945 umm I H H U U A.A.BAMBERGER COMBINATIONHANDBAG AND CHANGE PURSE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY N0 8, 1949A. A. BAMBERGER 2,487,090

COMBINATION HANDBAG AND CHANGE PURSE Filed Oct. 26, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet2 lil/W VENTOR NOV- 8, 1949 A. A. BAMBERGER 2,487,090

COMBINATION HANDBAG AND CHANGE PURSE Filed Oct. 26, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet3 705 fly. 17

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1949 COMBINATON HANDBAG AN D CHANGEPURS Alfred A.. BambergenFlnshing, N. Y.

Application October 26, 1945, Serial No. 624,755

- l1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to combination handbag and change purse.

An object of this invention is to provide a handbag provided with achange purse on the frame thereof disposed exteriorly of the handbag sothat a person using the bag may get change from the purse withoutnecessitating opening the bag.

A further object of this invention is to provide an article of thecharacter described in which the purse comprises a casi-ng fixed to ormolded with one of the trarnejaws of the bag and said casing beingprovided with a cover which is hinged at one end so as to preventopening of the purse when the bag is being opened, or opening of the bagwhen the purse is being opened.

Another object of this invention is to provide a handbagA of thecharacter described provided with a jaw frame and a pair of coin purseson the jaws adapted to clampinglyv interengage for keeping the jawsclosed.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a handbag of thecharacter described comprising a pair of interpivoted jaws forming theframe of the bag, coin purses on the outer sides of said jaws, eachbeing provided with a cover to close the purse, said purses. beingseparately usable.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a handbag of thecharacter described provided with a slide fastener closure, and a pullerf for the slider of said closure comprising a change purse.

Another object of this invention is to provide a neat, strong anddurable handbag of the character described which shall be relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and which shall yet bepractical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects oi this invention will in part be 'obvious and in parthereinafter be pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplied the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scopeof application will be indicated in the'iollowing claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which vis shown various possibleillustrativeembodiments oi this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a ladies handbag embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of the coin purse forming part of theinvention;

Fig. 3 is atop. plan view of the coin purse with ifthe cover removed;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig, 2';

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a handbag embodying the invention andillustrating ar modied construction;

Fig. 7 is an end View of one of the coin purses of the bag shown in Fig.6.:

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken online i-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is. a cross-sectional view taken on line IElz-I of Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is a side elevational view of a handbag frame provided with acoin purse and embodying another modified construction;

Fig. 12 is` a cross-sectional view taken on line vI2---I,2 of Fig. 11with the cover for one of the coin purses open;

Fig. 13, is a perspective view of a ladies handbag of the slide fastenertype and embodying another form of the invention;

Fig. 14 is, a longitudinal cross-sectional view through the coin pursepuller for the slide fastener for the bag shown in Fig; 13;

Fig. 15 is a top plan View of the coin purse shown in Fig. 14 with thecover removed;

Fig. 16 is aL cross-sectional view taken on line {Ii-I6. of Fig. 14;

Fig. 1'7 is a side elevational view of the coin purse shown in Fig. 14with the cover partly open and in cross-section; and

Fig. 18 is an end View of the coin purse shown in Fig. 14.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, Il) designates a handbagembodying the invention. The Same comprises a body II provided with ajaw type frame I2. Framel I2l comprises interpivoted jaws I3 and bl heldin closed position by conventional spring catches well known in the art.The jaws I3 and I4 are provided with top walls I3a and Ida. Thev framemay be of molded synthetic plastic material.

Fixed to the top Wall Ida of jaw I 4, is a coin purse I5. Purse I5comprises a casing/IB which may be fixed to the top wall Ida by means ofscrews Il or in any other suitable manner. Said casing may be integrallymolded with jaw I4. The casing I6 is centered on the frame I2 as shownin Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawing. The width of the casing Hiis greaterthan the combined widthy ofthe jaws `I 3 and I 4.

Casing I6. may bemade of synthetic plastic,

rubber. Bakelite or any other suitable material. It comprises agenerally prismatic block formed in its upper surface with downwardlyextending bores I8 and I9. At one end it is formed with notches 20disposed adjacent the side walls 2|. At the other end of the casing I6is a recess 23 and a projection 24 projecting into the recess for thepurpose hereinafter appearing. Inserted into the openings I8 and I9 aretubular members 25 and 26 projecting above the upper surface 21 of thecasing. Said tubular members may be made of plastic or like material andare formed with coin retaining lids or flanges 30 at their upper ends.The sleeves or tubes 25 and 26 are xed within the casing in any suitablemanner.

Within each of the tubular members is a disc 32. Interposed between eachdisc 32 and the bottom surface of the openings or bores I8, I9 is a coilcompression spring 33 pressing the disc 32 against the anges 30. Thetubes may be of diierent sizes to accommodate coins of diierentdenominations as for example, nickels and dimes. The coin is inserted bydepressing the disc and slipping the coin beneath the ilanges 30.

Hinged to one end of the casing I6 is a cover 36. Cover 36 issuperimposed on the casing and it is provided at one end with a pair ofprojections 31 received within the notches 20. Extending through theprojections 31 and through the casing are registering through-openings38 and 39 receiving therethrough a pivot pin 40 for hingedly connectingthe cover to the' casing. It will be noted that the hinge 40 is locatedat one end of the casing and is at right angles to the mouth of thehandbag. The cover 36 may be formed at its underside with a recess 42 toprovide Sullicient space for receiving the upper ends of the tubes 25,26.

Fixed to the opposite end of the cover is a spring catch 43 adapted toenter the opening 23 and engage projection 24 for retaining the cover inclosed condition. It will now be understood that opening of the bag isnot likely to cause opening of the purse because the jaws open in onedirection, whereas the purse opens in a direction at right anglesthereto. Likewise opening of the purse is not likely to open the bag forthe same reason.

The underside of the casing I6 is formed with a socket |30 adapted toreceive an upward projection |31) on the top wall |3a of the jaw frameI3. When the jaws I3 and It are brought together the bump |3b will snapinto the socket I3c for resiliently keeping the jaws closed.

In Figs. 6 to 10 is shown a bag I0a embodying the invention andillustrating a modified construction. The bag Illa comprises a body 50provided with a frame The frame 5I comprises interpivoted jaws 52 and 53which may be made of molded pastic material. Mounted on each of saidjaws is a coin purse 54. The purses 54 may be similar in constructionalthough of different sizes to accommodate coins of differentdenominations. Said coin purses are in the form of catches whichinterengage to keep the bag closed as will appear hereinafter.

Each purse 54 comprises a casing 55. Casing 55 is substantiallycylindrical in shape but is provided at opposite sides with vertical ribextensions 56 and 51. The casing is provided at its underside with aprojection 58 formed with a screw threaded hole 59. A screw 60 extendingthrough an opening 6| in one of the jaws is screwed to opening 59 forfixing the coin purse to sald jaw. Casing 55, if desired, may be moldedwith one of the jaws. Casing 55 is formed in its upper surface with acylindrical bore 62. Inserted into said bore is a tubular member 63extending above the upper surfaces 65 of said casing. Member 63 may bemade of plastic material.

At the upper end of the tube 63 are a pair of opposite, inwardlyextending flanges or lips 66. Within tube 63 is a coil compressionspring 61. Interposed between the spring 61 and the anges 66 is a coinretaining disc 68. At the upper end of rib 51 is an upwardly extending,central apertured ear 10. Extending through the ear is a pivot pin 1|.At the upper end of the rib 56 is an opening 12 and a projection 13extending into said opening.

Pivoted to each casing 55 is a cover 15. Each cover 15 comprises a topwall 16 and cylindrical side wall 11. The side wall 11 is formed at oneside with a pair of downwardly extending apertured ears 18 straddlingear 10 and receiving the pivot pin 1|. At the other side of wall 11 is arib 19. Fixed to the rib is a spring catch terminating in projection 13which project into opening 12.

It will be noted that the outer diameter of cylindrical wall 11 issomewhat less than the outer diameter of casing 55. The two coin pursesare staggered with respect to one another. They are so mounted as t0interengage to retain the frame in closed condition. However, theoverlap is such that the purses can be pushed in opposite directions toopen the bag.

In Figs. 11 and 12 there is shown a frame 80 for a ladies handbagcomprising a pair of jaw members 8| and 82 of horseshoe shape typepivoted together as at 83. Frame members 8|, 82 may be made of syntheticplastic or any other suitable material. At the central portion of eachframe member are one or more bores 84 extending inwardly from the outersurface 85 and terminating short of the inner surface 86 thereof. Thebores 84 may be of different size for the purpose of accommodating coinsof different denominations, as will be apparent hereinafter. Within eachbore 84 is a tube 81 of synthetic plastic or like material and formedwith coin retaining in'wardly extending anges 88. Within each tube 81 isa coil compression spring 89. Interposed between each spring 89 and thecoin retaining anges is a coin engaging annular disc 90. The innerdiameters of the tubes 81 are selected to accommodate coins of differentdenominations. Each jaw member is formed with a pair of outwardlyextending lugs or apertured ears 9| carrying a transverse pivot pin 92.Pivoted on each pin 92 is a cover member 93 adapted to enclose. thetubes 81 on each of the frames. There may be two tubes 81 provided foreach frame. The pivoted ears 9| are located below the tubes so that thecover 93 will swing upwardly to closing position. Any suitable springcatch may be provided for releasably retaining the covers in `closedcondition.

In Figs. 13 to 18 there is shown a ladies handbag |00 provided withslide fastener closure |0| which is opened by slider |02. Attached tothe slider |02 is a rin-g or link |03. Connected to the link |03 is acoin purse |04 which may be grasped for pulling the slider. The purse|04 may comprise a block or casing |05 made of synthetic plasticmaterial or any other suitable material.

Attached to one end of the casing |05 is a plate |06 fixed thereto byscrews |01. Plate |06 is formed with a hook or loop |08 engaging the.ring |03. Casing |05 is formed in its upper surface H with a pair ofbores III of different size. Within each bore is xed a tube H2 made ofplastic material or the like, and projecting above the upper surface II0 and provided with inwardly extending coin engaging ilanges I I3. Thesurface I I0 is recessed as shown in Fig. 14, said block having frontand rear upstanding walls Ill extending above surface IIO. Said casing I05 is provided with side surfaces H5 formed with longitudinal groovesIIB. Slldably mounted on the casing |05 is a cover H1. Cover IIIcomprises a top wall Ill, side walls H9 and inwardly extending anges |20engaging within the grooves H0. The cover may -be provided with adownwardly extending lug I 2| on its underside adapted to engage one ofthe walls I I4 and serving as a stop when the cover is moved in adirection for closing the coin purse. It will be understood that thecoin purse I 04 may be grasped and pulled for either closing or openingthe handbag. The coins are accessible without opening the handbag.

It will thus ibe seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made oi' the above invention,and as various changes might ibe mader in the embodiments above setforth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shownin the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative andnotl in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

A handbag including a frame comprising jaws pivoted for transversemovement towards and away from each other to closed and openedpositions, said jaws having at top portions, and a coin holdercomprising a casing mounted :dat upon the top portion of one jaw andbeing of a width "adapting it to extend transversely across both jawsand project from outer sides of the said jaws, said casing extendinglongitudinally of said jaws and having a latch-receiving socketintermediate the width of one end, coin holders mounted in said casingin longitudinal spaced relation to each other and projecting upwardlyfrom the casing, a cover extending longitudinally of said lcasing hingedat one end to an end of said casing opposite from said latch-receivingsocket for longitudinal tilting movement to closed and opened positions,the inner surface of said cover being formed with a recess into whichprotruding upper portions of the coin holders fit when the cover isclosed, and a latch carried by the free end of said cover and engageablein said socket to releasably hold the cover closed.

ALFRED A. BAM'BERGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are or record in the ille ofthis partent:

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